September 11, 2017
We can ask why our lottery ticket spending has been $70 billion annually when we have such an infinitesimal chance of winning.
August 30, 2017
Concerned about the "X" date, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has written a letter to House Speaker Ryan about the debt ceiling.
August 28, 2017
When Greek deficit totals were revised by the head of their statistical office, the Greek government said a crime had been committed.
August 14, 2017
The state of Washington created new marijuana tax incentives when it switched how it taxed pot growers, processors and retailers.
July 31, 2017
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid expansion and subsequent Supreme Court decision had a surprising impact the divorce rate.
June 23, 2017
By changing our homes and our cream cheese purchases, taxes on bagels and windows can have unintended consequences when they distort our behavior.
June 19, 2017
When politicians plan to update our transportation infrastructure, they are influenced by a hidden hand that can be benevolent or malevolent.
June 4, 2017
The fiscal challenges that Japan's shrinking population has created come from a shrinking birth rate and an aging population.
May 31, 2017
Shown through grades that are mostly Cs and Ds, state pension problems display unrealistic fiscal policy decisions for an aging population.
May 12, 2017
May 11, 2017
Although Olympics finance is usually a catastrophe for the host city, the Los Angeles proposal for 2024 could be an exception.
May 9, 2017
Told that the House had not waited for CBO scoring results before passing a version of the American Health Care Act, we can ask what they were missing.